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WINDOW GUARD.

APPLlcATioN FILED 1m31. 1919.

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i Specicaton of Letters Patent. Patented Feb. 17, 1920.

' Application filedv January 31, 1919. Serial No. 274,270.-

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that l, GEORGE lV. Biciina'ron,

a citizen of the United States,residing at Youngstown, in the countyofMahoning and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in WindoweGuards, of which the following is `aspecification. This invention relates to a device for guarding windowsand more particularly street car windows and has for its object theproduction of simple and eflicient means whereby the guard may besecurely attached to the window casing also means of allowing the sameto be swung downwardly.

Another object of this invention is to provide an elongated eye memberof the guard which operates in conjunction with alower bracket memberthereby forming a hinge when the guard is swung downwardly also makingit impossible to remove the window guards from the bracket member whichis 'attached to the window frame.

With these and other objects in view, this invention consists of certainnovel combinations, constructions and arrangements of parts, as will behereinafter fully described and claimed.

ln the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation view of the window guard.

Fig. 2 is la vertical end View of the same indicating by outlinedirection of the window guard when removed from its fastenings and swungdownwardly.

FiO. 3 is a vertical end view of the device showing elongated eye inconjunction with the lowerbracket member which is attached to the windowframe.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals, it will be seen thatthe device for guarding windows, comprises a guard 1 said guard 1 beingconstructed of a plurality of horizontal bars 2 spaced apart, saidhorizontal bars 2 being merged with perpendicular end bars 3.

By referring to Fig. 1 it will -be seen that I have shown said windowguard 1 installed so as to guard a series of windows 4, 5 and 6 which isa common arrangement of windows provided in street cars and othersimilar vehicles.

At the upper corners of the window guard 1 are located projections 7said projections being extensions of the upper horizontal bar 2, each ofsaid projections rests within a strap-shaped hook 8 which in turn issecurely attached to the window frame 9 by any ordinary means. The lowerportion of the window guard 1 is held in position by means of anupturned hook 10 which is an extension of the lower end of the end bars3, said hook 10 passes through openings 11 of a bracket 12 which is inturn securely fastened to the window frame 9.

It will be noticed by referring to Fig. 2 or 3 that this bracket 12 hasthe lower portion 13 turned out at right angles to the plane of thewindow frame 9.

l/Vhen it is desired to lower the window guard 1 it will be seen byreferring t0 Fig'. 2 that the window guard is raised until theprojections 7 will clear the upper end 14C of the strap shaped hook 8.Vhen the window guard 1 swings downwardly `as indicated by the outline15 in Fig. 2, the hook 10 turns as a hinge in the opening 11 of thebracket 12. lVhen installing it will be noticed the bracket 12 should beplaced far enough up on the window frame 9 t0 allow the guard hook 10 totravel upward far enough to allow the bar 2 to pass over point 15 of thestrap shaped hook 8.

When it is desired to securely fasten the window guard 1 to the windowframe so as to guard against unauthorized removal the lower hook 10 isformed with an extended arm 16 Ias shown in Fig. 3 thereby making anelongated eye of the hook 10.

It is obvious that various modifications and changes may be made, andthe right is reserved t0 all such as do not depart from the spirit andscope of my invention.

What I claim is:

1. In la device of the class described, a. window guard. member,comprising a plurality of horizontal bars spaced apart, vertical barsforming the ends of said window guard member, projections of the upperhorizontal bar extending beyond the ends 0f said guard member, hookssecured to the window frame, said hooks supporting the above mentionedprojections and guard, brackets fastened to the lower portion of thewindow frame, said brackets provided with openings into which hookmembers of the vertical end members substantially as described for thepurpose set forth.

2. In a device of the class described, having in combination with awindow, window frame and guard, upturned hooks securely attached to saidwindow frame, horizontal projections at the upper corners of said guardmember, said projections formed to rest in said hooks, lower bracketmembers fastened to the lower portion of the Window frame, provided withholes, the upturned hooks 0f the guard formed to fit Within said holessubstantially as described for the purpose set forth.

3. In a device of the class described, a series of window guard members,each comprising a plurality of horizontal bars spaced apart, verticalbars forming the ends of said guard members, projections of the upperhorizontal bar extending ybeyond. the ends of said guard members, saidguards secured to the window frame by means of upper hooks and lowerbrackets which form common supports for two adjacent guard members, eachof said vertical bars having a hooked eX- tremity which enters a hole inthat lower bracket by which the bar is supported.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

GEORGE W. BICKERTON.

Witnesses:

R. J. NICHOLSON, C. A. HARPMAN.

